Epstein May Have Gamed the System From Beyond the Grave

CURT ANDERSON / The Associated Press Aug 22, 2019 The will signed two days before his suicide puts $577 million in assets into a trust, a roadblock to sex-abuse accusers to recover damages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

DreamWorks Moving on MLK Project

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 DreamWorks Studios is moving forward with its planned Martin Luther King Jr. feature film after the project suffered a setback last year because of a dispute between members of the late civil rights leader's family. On Tuesday, the studio announced that it had hired screenwriter Ron Harwood, who penned the Oscar-winning script for "The Pianist," to write the screenplay for the MLK movie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Still Mean From Beyond the Grave

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2007 Leona Helmsley, the recently deceased billionaire who was famous for being mean and evading taxes, left two of her grandchildren nothing but gave her dog Trouble a $12-million trust fund so it can continue to enjoy the lifestyle it has become accustomed to. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Kills Estate Tax Bill

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2006 Normally, this would be cause for unbridled celebration. However, Republicans had cowardly and self-servingly tacked an estate tax reduction onto a bill designed to raise the minimum wage. So good legislation had to die in order for a terrible bill never to live. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Votes to Cut Estate Taxes

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 After the GOP-controlled Congress rejected an increase in the minimum wage, House lawmakers have now voted to exempt the heirs of millionaires from having to pay taxes on their inherited wealth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Kills Estate Tax Repeal

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 As Think Progress put it: "A sad day for Paris Hilton." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Flag Burning and Other Dubious Epidemics

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 It's not enough to just worry What's important is to worry about the right things And that's where the Republicans come charging to your aid With just a bit of GOP education, your anxieties will be perfectly on target . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report: 18 Uber-Wealthy Families Led Estate Tax Repeal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 The families behind Wal-Mart, Gallo wine, Campbell?s soup, and Mars candy, among others, engaged in a deceptive, multi-million dollar lobbying campaign to repeal the tax, according to a report by two watchdog groups. It's "one of the biggest con jobs in recent history," reads the news release. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )